UP education minister Anupma Jaiswal said ministers in Uttar Pradesh are working day and night for the implementation of the government schemes, even if they are bitten by mosquitoes.

Lucknow: Another day. Another minister. Another gaffe. This time a minister from the Yogi Adityanath government said ministers in Uttar Pradesh are working day and night for the implementation of the government schemes, even if they are bitten by mosquitoes. UP education minister Anupma Jaiswal said, “Schemes are made for benefit of all sections and to ensure proper implementation, ministers are paying several visits, even if mosquitoes bite them all night.”

She went on saying, “If someone has been assigned two places, he volunteers to go to four. The satisfaction we get out of working in this matter empowers us. Even I am doing more houses than allotted to me,” said Jaiswal. She made this statement when she was asked about the controversy on UP minister Suresh Rana's visit to a Dalit household.

Rana dined at a Dalit home on Monday eating food cooked by a caterer, instead of sharing a homemade meal at the house of a Dalit family in Uttar Pradesh. The elaborate dining included paneer items, dal makhni, pulao, tandoori roti and gulab jamun. He used bottled mineral water and proper cutlery.

Union minister Uma Bharti also stirred a controversy after she skipped a community meal event. She said she never participates in such meals as she does not bconsider herself as Lord Rama “blessing” Dalits. “In fact, I will feel blessed if Dalits come to my home and I serve them food cooked by my nephew's wife,” the minister had said.

#WATCH: Uttar Pradesh Minister Anupma Jaiswal says, 'Schemes are being made for benefit all sections & to ensure proper implementation Ministers are paying several visits, even if mosquitoes bite them all night.' pic.twitter.com/EYefMdK9sm

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